Getting hurt in a fall is embarrassing and when the case has been going on for a while, it is easy to become uncertain and wonder, "why is my lawyer taking so long to settle my case?" However, the nature of fall cases is that we need a lot of information to evaluate them. Far more than, say, a car crash case.
I always want good photos of the area of the fall. I also use Google Maps to get an idea of what the area looked like before the fall.
Then, there is investigating who the owner and property managers were. This is not as easy as it sounds. It actually can become quite complicated. Owners and managers of property can often hide behind different company names and ignore our investigation to hide insurance information.
So it is completely normal for slip and fall cases to take a long time.
As you can see, no matter the type of injury case, you and your lawyer both want the case settled fast.
However, insurance delays and the nature of the cases themselves ensure that these cases take time. They require diligence from a good lawyer who really wants to help. And the hardest part: faith and patience from the client to know that the lawyer isn't delaying the case or messing it up.